Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 109

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

एवं सिद्धे मनौ ज्ञानं साधकेंद्रस्य नारद । जायते तत्त्वमस्यादिवाक्योक्तं निर्विकल्पकम् ॥ १०९ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ siddhe manau jñānaṃ sādhakeṃdrasya nārada | jāyate tattvamasyādivākyoktaṃ nirvikalpakam || 109 ||

Translation

ഹേ നാരദ, ഇങ്ങനെ മനസ് സിദ്ധമായാൽ, সাধകരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായവനിൽ ‘തത്ത്വമസി’ മുതലായ മഹാവാക്യങ്ങൾ ഉപദേശിക്കുന്ന നിർവികൽപ ജ്ഞാനം ഉദിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• सिद्धे: when (it is) accomplished
• सिद्धे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) ‘सिद्ध’ (accomplished), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative 7), एकवचन; ‘सिद्धे (सति)’ = ‘when accomplished’

• मनौ: in the mind
• मनौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (locative 7), एकवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative 1), एकवचन

• साधकेन्द्रस्य: of the foremost practitioner
• साधकेन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive 6), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘साधकानाम् इन्द्रः’ (chief among practitioners)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative 8), एकवचन

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• तत्त्वम्: the reality / truth
• तत्त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative 1), एकवचन; ज्ञानस्य विशेषणरूपेण अपि

• असि-आदि-वाक्य-उक्तम्: taught by statements like “(tat tvam) asi”
• असि-आदि-वाक्य-उक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असि (अव्यय/पद) + आदि (अव्यय) + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘असि-आदि-वाक्यैः उक्तम्’ (stated by sentences like “(tat tvam) asi”)

• निर्विकल्पकम्: free from conceptual distinctions
• निर्विकल्पकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विकल्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्ग-निर् + विकल्प (conceptualization)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It states that once the mind is purified and stabilized, the seeker gains direct, non-conceptual realization (nirvikalpa jñāna) in line with Upaniṣadic Mahāvākyas such as “tattvam asi,” pointing to liberation through identity-knowledge.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While the verse is primarily Vedāntic (jñāna-focused), it implies that inner purification and one-pointedness—often cultivated through Vishnu-bhakti practices in the Narada Purana—prepare the mind for the highest realization beyond concepts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Vedānta-style use of śruti-vākya (Mahāvākya) as a pramāṇa (means of knowledge): disciplined mental refinement makes the Upaniṣadic statement effective as direct realization rather than mere intellectual understanding.